St. Maughold (Machalus, Maccul, Maccaille) has been venerated as the second apostle of the Isle of Man after St. Patrick. Although St. Maughold was an Irish prince by birth, in his youth he lived as a pirate and gathered a band of robbers around him. One day they came upon St. Patrick as he was travelling and decided to set a trap for him. Maughold said: “This is the imposter that is leading the people astray, let us see whether his God is strong or not.” One of the robbers was o... moreSaint Maughold
St. Maughold (Machalus, Maccul, Maccaille) has been venerated as the second apostle of the Isle of Man after St. Patrick. Although St. Maughold was an Irish prince by birth, in his youth he lived as a pirate and gathered a band of robbers around him. One day they came upon St. Patrick as he was travelling and decided to set a trap for him. Maughold said: “This is the imposter that is leading the people astray, let us see whether his God is strong or not.” One of the robbers was ordered to lie in the middle of the road, covered with a cloak, pretending to be dead. The others then called the holy man and asked him to heal their comrade. Patrick came up and removed the cloak – and the man was found to be truly dead. … Seized with fear, the robbers begged forgiveness of the saint. Following this incident he was converted to Christ and was baptized by St. Patrick, becoming his disciple. It is worthy to note that after his baptism, Maughold said to St. Patrick: “I confess to you my holy lord Patrick that I had planned to kill you.” And Patrick decided to give him a penance. He was told to go down to the Lecale peninsula on the east coast of Ireland and sit in a little boat (a coracle) with his hands chained and wearing only a single garment, and entrust himself to the Providence of God. A north wind began to blow and pushed the little boat to the north-east part of the Isle of Man, between Ireland and England, at the place which is now known as St. Maughold’s head. Immediately the boat touched land, the chains fell off St. Maughold. He clambered onto the shore, and a spring of water appeared to quench his thirst. That spring still bubbles with clear water to the present day. There he found two admirable men… who had been the first to preach the word of God and baptism in the Isle of Man, and by their teaching, the inhabitants of the island had been converted to the Christian Faith. The names of the two men are Conindrus and Rumilus. Having found spiritual fathers in the place given to him by God, he trained his body and soul according to their rule and spent all the time of his life there with those two holy bishops.
St. Maughold lived in a cave on a mountain side as a hermit, praying to God and shedding tears, repenting of his past misdeeds. In his lifetime the bishop was much loved by the Manx population. He also may have made missionary journeys to Wales and Scotland, but he never returned to Ireland. He reposed, according to different sources, in 488 or 498. This holy hierarch is still much loved and venerated on the Isle of Man for his kindness and care of the island’s inhabitants.
Eternal father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son, my Savior and my God, for the spread and exaltation of my dear Mother, Thy holy Church, for the preservation and welfare of her visible Head, the sovereign Roman Pontiff, for the cardinals, bishops and pastors of souls, and for all the ministers of the sanctury.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with His Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits... moreEternal father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved Son, my Savior and my God, for the spread and exaltation of my dear Mother, Thy holy Church, for the preservation and welfare of her visible Head, the sovereign Roman Pontiff, for the cardinals, bishops and pastors of souls, and for all the ministers of the sanctury.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Blessed and praised for evermore be Jesus, who hath saved us with His Blood!
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved son, my Savior and my God, for peace and concord among Catholic Kings and princes, for the humbling of the enemies of our holy faith and for the welfare of all Thy Christian people.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood ofJesus, Thy beloved son, my Savior and my God, for the conversion of unbelievers, the rooting-up of all heresies and the converison of sinners.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved son, my Savior and my God, for all mt relations, friends and enemies, for those in need, in sickness and in tribulations, and for all those for whom Thou knowest that I am bound t pray, and willest that i should pray.
Glory be to the father, etc.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved son, my Savior and my God, for all those who are to pass this day to the other life, that thou wouldst deliver them from the pains of hell, and admit them with all speed to the possession of Thy glory.
Glory be to the father, etc.
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved son, my Savior and my God, for all men who are lovers of this great treasure and who are united with me in adoring and glorifying It and who labor to spread this devotion.
Glory be to the Father, etc.
Eteranl Father, I offer Thee the merits of the Precious Blood of Jesus, Thy beloved son, my Savior and my God, for all my needs, both temporal and spiritual, as an intercession for the holy souls in purgatory, and in an especial manner for those who were most devoted to this price of our redemption, and to the sorrows and sufferings of our dear Mother, Mary most holy.
Glory be to the father, etc.
Glory to the Blood of Jesus both now and for evermore and through the everlasting ages. Amen.
1SGT Bryan Daniel Cuillerier
Priory of Saint Sebastion (Manitoba)
Acta non verba
Non-believers will come to faith in Jesus not only through our words, but also through our unity in charity and love. Without unity, our witnessing will be less effective.
Today in our churches, although we profess the same faith, this faith is not lived out in our community. When our supposedly union with God does not bring about a corresponding union with our fellowmen, this kind of faith is suspect. The truth is that, often, it is not doctrines that divide us and make us less effective in... moreNon-believers will come to faith in Jesus not only through our words, but also through our unity in charity and love. Without unity, our witnessing will be less effective.
Today in our churches, although we profess the same faith, this faith is not lived out in our community. When our supposedly union with God does not bring about a corresponding union with our fellowmen, this kind of faith is suspect. The truth is that, often, it is not doctrines that divide us and make us less effective in our witnessing, but the lack of authentic friendship and love among our fellow Catholics. ~Cardinal William Goh X account
1SGT Bryan Daniel Cuillerier
Priory of Saint Sebastian (Manitoba)
Acta non verba
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O August Queen of Victories, O Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, at whose name the heavens rejoice and the abyss trembles. O Glorious Queen of the Rosary, we your devoted children, assembled in your Temple of Pompeii (on this solemn day 1), pour out the affection of our heart and with filial confidence express our miseries to You.
From the Throne of clemency where You are seated as Queen, turn, O Mary... moreOur Lady of Pompeii
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
O August Queen of Victories, O Sovereign of Heaven and Earth, at whose name the heavens rejoice and the abyss trembles. O Glorious Queen of the Rosary, we your devoted children, assembled in your Temple of Pompeii (on this solemn day 1), pour out the affection of our heart and with filial confidence express our miseries to You.
From the Throne of clemency where You are seated as Queen, turn, O Mary, your merciful gaze on us, on our families, on Italy, on Europe, on the whole world. Have compassion on the sorrow and cares which embitter our lives. See, O Mother, how many dangers of body and soul, how many calamities and afflictions press upon us.
O Mother, implore for us the mercy of your Divine Son and conquer with clemency the hearts of sinners. They are our brothers and your children who cause the heart of our sweet Jesus to bleed and who sadden your most sensitive Heart. Show all what you are, the Queen of Peace and of Pardon.
Hail Mary
It is true that, although we are your children, we are the first to crucify again Jesus into our hearts by our sins and we pierce anew your heart.
We confess it: we are deserving of the most severe punishments, but remember that, on Golgotha You received, with the Divine Blood, the testament of the dying Saviour, who declared You to be our Mother, the Mother of sinners.
You then, as our Mother, are our Advocate, our Hope. And we raise our suppliant hands to You with sighs crying, “Mercy!”.
O good Mother, have pity on us, on our souls, on our families, on our relatives, on our friends, on our deceased, especially on our enemies, and on so many who call themselves Christian and yet offend the Heart of your loving Son. Today we implore pity for misguided Nations, for all Europe, for all the world, so that, it may return, repentant, to your Heart.
Mercy on all, O Mother of Mercy!
Hail Mary
1SGT Bryan Daniel Cuillerier
Priory of Saint Sebastian (Manitoba)
Acta non verba
SGT Taylor Eneix
Priory of King David
Cordis Ad Deum